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| The True Story of Treasure Island It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson's imagination 1 , recent research has found the true story of this exciting work. Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived 2 for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a 3 . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 4 . Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long 5 over the hills. They had been 6 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain Lloyd felt the days 7 . To keep the boy happy Robert asked the boy to do some 8 . One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert 9 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 10 "What's that?" he asked "That's the 11 treasure." said the boy. Robert suddenly 12 something of an adventure story in the boy's 13 . While the rain was pouring Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the 14 a twelve-year-old boy just like Lloyd. But who would he the pirate (海盗)? Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the 15 of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to 16 such a man in a story. 17 Long John Silver the pirate with a wooden leg, was 18 . So, thanks to a 19 September in Scotland a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve- year-old boy we have one of the greatest 20 stories in the English language. | ||||
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